newbobooks #367 - The trick to remove the power of anger
#367 - The trick to remove the power of anger
1 second passed, 2 seconds passed, 3 seconds passed…
“Why are you closing your eyes? You're not dead yet.”
Zunzun's scolding voice entered his ears.
Natsuki Subaru opened his eyes. Indeed, a jet-black light sword was inserted into his chest, but there was no feeling of pain or heat. If it weren't for the obvious tactile sensation, he would have thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.
“This is…”
“This is the Dark Light Sword that can sever all curses and connections.”
A skill developed by the Yin attribute spirit, similar to Yosuke Shima's. He had suffered quite a bit in order to learn this magic, after all, he and that guy were completely talking at cross-purposes when it came to magic.
“There's no time to explain. In short, pretend to be killed by me and fall down. Quickly!”
“Okay.”
Under these circumstances, Natsuki Subaru didn't hesitate at all, and immediately slumped to the ground. The others also paused at this moment, then their eyes rolled upwards, and they fell to the ground as if they had lost control of their bodies.
The square was silent.
But the dangerous aura didn't disappear, instead, it became even more intense. The magic power in the air began to surge constantly, as if the molecules were undergoing violent movement. And the source of everything came from the Tower of Marking high above.
At the same time, Zunzun's senses continued to improve, but he still couldn't break through the threshold, and even after gradually adapting, the fluctuations in his emotions gradually subsided.
“Heh, I see.”
He was not affected by the empathy of anger.
Because his Divine Body had grown a lot after experiencing the blessing of three shrines. In other words, he had resistance to this negative effect, so he wasn't blinded by anger like Natsuki Subaru and the others.
“—It hurts.”
The resentment, hatred, and curse contained in the woman's voice were almost so venomous that all negative words were insufficient to describe the wailing that cursed everything in the world.
“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts… It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts…”
“Light of Saber!”
“of Saber!!”
“Saber!!!”
Zunzun didn't want to listen to any of this. He kept bombarding the Tower of Marking, and lightning bolts as thick as buckets kept falling from the sky, turning the tower into a giant lightning rod.
Natsuki Subaru, who was lying on the ground, couldn't bear to watch anymore.
He knew that there were still children in the Tower of Marking, and maybe that little guy had already been burned to a crisp by the lightning.
Just as he was about to tell Zunzun to stop, the corner of his eye caught sight of the little boy, who was bound by chains, appearing in the corner of the square at some point, with a green light swirling around him.
The thunder descended for a minute.
The pointed Tower of Marking was forcibly split in half by the violent thunder, even the Sloth Archbishop would definitely be reduced to ashes.
If only it could end so simply.
However, as if mocking Natsuki Subaru's wishful thinking, a strange noise came from the half-destroyed Tower of Marking.
The rubble was slowly lifted up and then thrown aside. Although it was quickly moved far away, one could still clearly see that they were jet-black chains.
In the stones scattered by the ruins, a strange person stood there.
Not unscathed.
The white bandages all over his body had turned charred black. Half of his body on the left, including his left arm and left leg, were torn and fleshy, not the pink of flesh and blood, but the pitch-black of mashed meat.
Barely managing to keep his footing, Sirius tore at the charred bandages.
“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! I know this pain… It's love, it's love! Because they don't understand, they attack. Because their friends died, they take revenge. You're so gentle. Gentleness doesn't exist for oneself, it exists for others. Gentleness is dazzling precisely because it's given to others, the true brilliance of considering others! Ah, in the end, this is love!”
She said a lot of nonsense.
Not only was she not angry because Zunzun had launched a surprise attack, but she praised him with a happy face. But what she said was completely the opposite of what she did.
Moreover, this crazy pursuit of love was almost exactly the same as someone else's.
“I understand, I understand. It's because a friend was killed by himself, so he's angry. But this is also a kind of love. In order not to let a friend fall into pain, he had to do it. Your mood must be very uncomfortable, right? It's okay, this is also a kind of love—”
She talked eloquently about love, but upon closer inspection, it was all just nonsense.
But just as Sirius was preparing to empathize further, she suddenly discovered that at some point, a figure had appeared beside Zunzun.
The sudden appearance of a figure would naturally cause panic.
But if that were the case, it would be fine. However, she watched as this figure stood up from the ground.
“Oops, sorry, sorry, the ground is a bit cold. Am I, this extra, not doing a good job?”
Natsuki Subaru patted his clothes.
It had to be said, he knew how to mock people.
At least Sirius's expression gradually became ferocious—that was, even with the pitch-black bandages wrapped around her face, one could still clearly see her angry expression.
“Why, why, why…”
Why?
The reason was very simple.
First of all, Sirius—the Wrath Archbishop's ability was empathy. She could mobilize the emotions of everyone present and synchronize the senses of one of them (whether it was pain, injury, or even death) to everyone else.
And after Natsuki Subaru fell to the ground, Sirius, who had lost empathy, mistakenly thought that Zunzun had killed him, so she synchronized Natsuki Subaru's state to everyone else.
But in reality, Zun Zun not only didn't kill Natsuki Subaru, he even severed the connection. In other words, Sirius herself severed the empathy.
"In conclusion, she lifted a rock only to drop it on her own feet!"
"Wait, wait, wait, you haven't explained yet, how can you just conclude!?!"
Natsuki Subaru wailed.
He had made a great contribution in the battle against the Archbishop of Wrath—playing dead. He knew nothing beyond that, which is why he was so agitated.
Unfortunately, Zun Zun didn't have time to explain the reason to him.
The other passersby also got up from the ground one after another, shaking their heads with dazed expressions, seemingly not yet understanding what had happened.
Sirius wanted to empathize with these people again, but the connection she had actively severed was not so easy to restore. Zun Zun's Dark Magic Sword wouldn't allow it.
But passersby are, after all, just passersby.
Even if Sirius didn't use her own authority, she could still sweep across a wide area with her own strength. They couldn't be allowed to stay in such a dangerous place.
"Subaru, take these people and leave."
"…Hey, I know I'll be a hindrance here, but there are so many people here, how am I supposed to take them—"
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"What are you saying? Don't we have reliable companions?"
Zun Zun's eyes glanced towards the other side of the plaza.
Natsuki Subaru looked over.
"Subaru, are you okay!"
"Subaru!"
It was Emilia and Beatrice, rushing over anxiously.
That's right, Zun Zun had caused such a commotion here, how could they not have noticed? It's just that I don't know where Priscilla and Liliana have gone.
"Go."
"I understand, I'll take care of the passersby."
Zun Zun glanced at the Archbishop of Wrath, who was raving mad atop the partially destroyed Hourglass Tower. The Sword of Light and Darkness appeared in his hand, and his red eyes glowed slightly as he bent his knees.
"—Then, I'm going!"
The voice remained in place, while he himself had already jumped up, creating aftershocks like a storm, the vibration and impact transmitted to the ground stunning those around him.
Zun Zun, from the bottom up, with black and white swords in a crossed formation, slashed towards Sirius with the momentum of cutting through the air.
"So amazing! Hehehe, haha!"
Sirius used the chains on her hands to block, but it was unknown what material these chains were made of, or whether they simply possessed some kind of authority as well. Zun Zun's Light Sword did not cut through the chains and strike her.
Sizing up the opportunity, Zun Zun kicked her in the abdomen, causing her to vomit, and her body was easily sent into the blue sky, while Zun Zun fell freely.
Just as the world's gravity didn't want to let him go, a yellow orb appeared under his feet, and Zun Zun actually used it to jump a second time, chasing after her again.
"Hahaha, hahaha…"
Seeing Zun Zun chasing after her again, Sirius waved her wrist, emitting a trembling sound of joy. The chains cut through the wind like a howl, mercilessly baring their fangs at Zun Zun—at the end of the dark chains was a grappling hook!
The grappling hook could easily pierce the human body, and the chains transformed into a more ferocious weapon than they appeared on the surface, roaring towards Zun Zun with the sound of tearing through the sky.
Sirius, who could freely control the chains in mid-air, possessed extraordinary skills, and her combat power was naturally top-notch. This was something that anyone could see at a glance.
"Subaru?"
"Trust Zun Zun."
Emilia and Beatrice, who wanted to help, both looked at Natsuki Subaru, but were met with a slow shake of his head in refusal. Since Zun Zun said he could deal with the Archbishop of Wrath, then they couldn't rashly intervene.
Especially since Emilia and Beatrice hadn't had their empathy severed, they might become a burden instead.
Above the sky.
The chains' violent barrage, emitting sharp sounds, were continuously deflected, and the resulting shockwaves and sparks created a scene of intense collision that gave Natsuki Subaru and the others on the ground the illusion of lightning and thunder.
This situation continued for quite a while.
Zun Zun's dual-wielding was impeccable, and the chains couldn't get within 7 meters of him, so Natsuki Subaru breathed a sigh of relief.
But suddenly, the situation changed.
Whether it was because Sirius realized she couldn't defeat Zun Zun, she wanted to escape—her hand reached into the air, and then an explosive force like a burst of energy shot chains from the mechanism in her robe's sleeve. The chains that pierced into the tower wall pulled her dark body up in one breath.
Running away at all costs.
Zun Zun seemed to have anticipated this, as a green orb appeared behind him, and two magic circles floated on his shoulders. Then, after a very short charge, he chased after her instantly, like a thruster.
The two quickly disappeared from sight.
Natsuki Subaru stared blankly at the rapidly changing scene.
"This is bad, if she escapes, her ability to empathize might affect the entire city—"
"Wait, Subaru!"
Beatrice stopped him as he was about to step out.
"Beatrice?"
"There are more important things to deal with now."
Beatrice gripped Natsuki Subaru's hand tightly, a reminder that he was entering battle mode, and only then did he react and look in the direction Beatrice was looking.
There, stood a man in white clothes and white hair, with a wicked smile on his lips.